The Brilliant Future of Lithium in Energy Storage

ISBN-13: 9786204980140 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str.

Fouad A. S. Soliman; Sanaa A. Kamh; Doaa H. Hanafy

Opis

Late in the 20th century, lithium became an important component of battery electrolytes and electrodes, because of its high electrode potential. Because of its low atomic mass, it has a high charge and power-to-weight ratio. A typical lithium-ion battery can generate approximately 3.0 volts per cell, compared with 2.1 volts for lead-acid and 1.5 volts for zinc-carbon. Lithium-ion batteries, which are rechargeable and have a high energy density, differ from lithium batteries, which are disposable (primary) batteries with lithium or its compounds as the anode. Other rechargeable batteries that use lithium include the lithium-ion polymer battery, lithium iron phosphate battery, and the nanowire battery.Finally, lithium batteries are widely used in portable consumer electronic devices. The term "lithium battery" refers to a family of different lithium-metal chemistries, comprising many types of cathodes and electrolytes but all with metallic lithium as the anode. The battery requires from 0.15 to 0.3 kg of lithium per kWh.

O autorze

Dr. Eng. Fouad A. S. Soliman - Prof. of Electronics and Computers Engineering Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo, Egypt.Prof. Sanaa A. Kamh and Dr. Doaa H. Hanafy - Physics Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain - Shams University.